Is Urban Combat the Great Equalizer?

May 01, 2020 00:52:42
Is Urban Combat the Great Equalizer?
Urban Warfare Project
Is Urban Combat the Great Equalizer?

May 01 2020 | 00:52:42

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Show Notes

This episode features John Spencer's discussion with Col. Douglas Winton, chair of the Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations at the US Army War College. They tackle the question of whether urban terrain strips a militarily superior attacking force of its advantages and grants a weaker, defending force a degree of parity.

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